Hong Kong authorities set up group to investigate escalating HKU leadership row
- Group has three aims – to clarify the facts, coordinate internal communications, and suggest improvement measures and good practices
Hong Kong has set up an investigation and study group to clarify facts and suggest solutions surrounding an escalating conflict between the president of the city’s oldest university and the chairwoman of its governing body.
The government said the group, which would begin its work soon, would be headed by Permanent Secretary for Education Michelle Li Mei-sheung and Tim Lui Tim-leung, chairman of the University Grants Committee.
A spokesman said authorities saw a need to “clarify facts” as there were “inconsistencies” in the information provided by different individuals.
He added that the government had to ensure public funds allocated to the university were spent properly.
Residents had “high expectations of the University Grants Committee-funded universities to enhance their institutional governance effectively”, he said.